Development, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Utility of an Expressive Speech-Enabled Digital Health Agent to Deliver Online, Brief Motivational Interviewing for Alcohol Misuse: Descriptive Study.

Maya M Boustani Stephanie Lunn Ubbo Visser Christine Lisetti

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)

Web-delivered interventions delivered by expressive, speech-enabled digital health agents may provide an exciting complement or alternative to traditional one-on-one treatment. They may be especially helpful for hard-to-reach communities with behavioral workforce shortages.

Keyphrases

public health
health information
healthcare
mental health
social media
physical activity
chronic pain
health promotion
combination therapy
replacement therapy
alcohol consumption